Marlin Banks Jr

In the quiet morning hours of a Sunday in York, Pennsylvania, a tragedy unfolded that would cut short the life of a young boy. Marlin Banks Jr., a 12-year-old African American male, was at his home on North Richland Avenue on November 15, 2015. A seventh-grade student at Ferguson Elementary School, his life was just beginning to blossom. That morning, however, ended in a devastating incident that left a family and a community in mourning.

Emergency services received a call and were dispat ...

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PennLive.com: 12-year-old boy fatally shot self while looking at gun; death accidental: Coroner